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Willem Needham 1450–1556 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1450

Birth Location: Needham Granage, Cheshire, EN

Death Date: June 4, 1556

Death Location: Cranage, Cheshire, England

Father: Thomas Needham

Mother: (Maud) Brereton

Spouse(s): Isabelle Bromley

Children(s): Margaret Needham

The story of Willem Needham began in 1450 in Needham Granage, Cheshire, EN. Willem Needham married Isabelle Bromley, and had children including Margaret Lady Countess Needham. Willem Needham passed away in 1556 in Cranage, Cheshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Willem Needham began in 1450 in Needham Granage, Cheshire, EN.
  • Willem Needham married Isabelle Bromley, and had children including Margaret Lady Countess Needham.
  • Willem Needham passed away in 1556 in Cranage, Cheshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Needham
1398–1463
Birth Location: Shavington, Shropshire
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(Maud) Brereton
1420–1497
Birth Location: Shavington, Shropshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Isabelle Bromley
1455–1560
Birth Location: Winwick, Cheshire, England
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Children(s)

Margaret Needham
1492–1508
Birth Location: Cheshire, England
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Willem Needham's Ancestors

Self
Willem Needham
1450–1556
Birth Place: Needham Granage, Cheshire, EN
Parents
Thomas Needham
1398–1463
Shavington, Shropshire
(Maud) (Mathilde) Brereton
1420–1497
Shavington, Shropshire, England
Grandparents
Willem (IX Lord Brereton (17th) G.GF)
1390–1420
Brereton, Cheshire, , England
Alice (Corbet (17th) G.GM)
1390–1458
Leighton, Montgomeryshire, Wales
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Willem Needham's Descendants

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Willem Needham (1450–June 4, 1556) m. Isabelle Bromley (1455–May 2, 1560)
  1. 1. Margaret (Lady Countess) Needham 1492–1508 m. Sir (Thomas John Whittington, Lord of) Pauntley 1488–1493
    1. 1. Jane Whittington 1518–1578 m. Sir (Roger Ratherwas) Bodenham 1512–1579 m. Sir (Thomas Throckmorton, Member of) Parliment 1509–1568
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Mary Bodenham Morgan 1538 Lady) Baroness 1538–1636 m. Thomas (Gardiner Morgan Sir 1534 , Baron Morgan, Sheriff of London, MP "The) Pirate" 1534–1604
        1. 1. Sir (William ab Thomas) Morgan 1557–1628 m. Henrietta (Stuart Morgan) 1570 1570–1604 m. Elizabeth WINTER 1560–1650 m. Bridget (xxx Morgan 1587) ck 1587–1625
        2. 2. Morgan, (Sir) William 1582–1629
        3. 3. Edward Morgan 1602–1665
        4. 4. Robert Morgan* 1600–1672
        5. 5. Annie Morgan* 1578–1640
        6. 6. Blanch Morgan* 1568–1661
        7. 7. Jane Morgan* 1572–1585
        8. 8. Catherine Morgan 1570–1598
        9. 9. Frances Morgan 1570–
        10. 10. Margaret Morgan* 1580–1640
        11. 11. Catherine Morgan* 1564–1649
        12. 12. Edward Morgan 1560–1629
        13. 13. David Morgan* 1560–1610
        14. 14. Sir (William Morgan, Baron of) Tredegar(Knight) 1560–1653
        15. 15. Cwladis Morgan 1558–1560 m. Sir (William) Morgan 1552–1629
        16. 16. Sir (John) Morgan 1564–1610
        17. 17. Edward MORGAN 1562–1661
        18. 18. William Morgan 1571–1628
      2. 2. Thomas BODENHAM 1545–1584
      3. 3. Margaret BODENHAM 1549–
      4. 4. Sir (Roger) Bodenham 1545–1582 m. Bridget Baskerville 1550–1586
        1. 1. Thomas Bodenham 1589–1641
      5. 5. Catherine Bodenham 1530–1636 m. Henry Morgan 1536–1603

Willem Needham's Timeline

2 Records

1450
1450
Birth of Willem Needham in Needham Granage, Cheshire, EN
Needham Granage, Cheshire, EN
1556
June 4, 1556
Age 106
Death of Willem Needham in Cranage, Cheshire, England
Cranage, Cheshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1450
    Event Place: Needham Granage, Cheshire, EN

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Broxton Chester, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: June 4, 1556
    Event Place: Cranage, Cheshire, England
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